The number of deaths from asthma in England and Wales has not changed significantly over the last decade. This lack of improvement has received attention from both national asthma guidelines and the media. We examined asthma death data from the Office for National Statistics, stratified by age band. Every 5-year age band below the age of 80 years has seen a large reduction in mortality between 2001 and 2017, whereas numbers of asthma deaths have increased by 81% for people aged 80 years or above. This increase in older people dying from asthma requires explanation.

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自 2001 年以来英格兰和威尔士哮喘死亡率的变化

在过去十年中，英格兰和威尔士的哮喘死亡人数没有显着变化。这种缺乏改善引起了国家哮喘指南和媒体的关注。我们检查了来自国家统计局的按年龄层分层的哮喘死亡数据。2001 年至 2017 年间，80 岁以下的每 5 岁年龄段的死亡率都大幅下降，而 80 岁或以上人群的哮喘死亡人数增加了 81%。死于哮喘的老年人的增加需要解释。